CHANDIGARH, INDIA - AUGUST 26: Police force checking at Chandigarh and Ambala highway after the clash between dera followers and security force in Panchkula, on August 26, 2017 in Chandigarh, India. At least 30 people were killed and over 250 injured in widespread violence that erupted soon after godman Gurmeet Ram Rahim was convicted of rape by CBI court in Panchkula. Curfew has been imposed in various parts of Haryana and Punjab. Clashes erupted between followers of the Dera chief and the security forces following the court verdict. Buildings and railway stations were torched. (Photo by Keshav Singh/Hindustan Times )